Egypt - Re-Exportation of Household Goods and Personal Effects

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for Re-Exportation of Household Goods and Personal Effects, the applicant must first fill up the application form at customs for accompanying goods at the point of entry into Egypt Link
2. The applicant then attaches a list of all goods that are declared as free entry goods and indicate on the list that these are "household effects".
3. The applicant must provide a copy of completed inventory of re-exported goods to the director general of customs, indicating that the exported goods are for personal effect.
4. The applicant must also fill and submit a "Custom service Port Form" in order to export unaccompanied household effects out of Egypt, although not permanently. No form is needed if you plan to travel along with your goods, however, a manifest listing the items contained in your vehicle is necessary to present to the officer at the Port of Entry.
5. A Declaration that carries any restricted goods will require a permit or approval from the competent authority in Egypt.
6. The applicant must also submit a list of the household items which is not on the declaration form and these must be Personal Effects that are taxed at the point of entry along with the required fees for the procedure.
7. The applicant must also submit all the documents mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this procedure.
8. For the Customs Clearance of any goods, whether they are exempted from Customs Duties and Taxes or not, a detailed Customs Declaration must be submitted to the customs. The Declaration can be submitted by an Importer/Exporter or his authorized Representative or a Customs Broker.
9. The applicant can then pay for all items that are not tax free and obtain a receipt.
10. After the payment the port Authority will issue you a clearance certificate for both household effects and items that are taxed. The applicant must approach the office mentioned earlier to collect the license once they get notified by the authority about the same.

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Required Documents

• Re-exportation letter from employer or governmental agency that supplied a letter to request importation of goods into Egypt on a temporary basis.
• Letter must list the date employment ends and the date of re-exportation.
• Incoming Customs Shehada (Certificate) number & date original and copy
• Authorization letter for customs for re-exportation
• Re-Export Control List
• Master Airway Bill/House Airway Bill for Air Channel
• Master Bill Of Lading/House Bill Of Lading for Sea Channel
• Commercial Invoice
• Certificate of Origin
• Packing List
• Delivery Order

Office Locations & Contacts

Egyptian Tax Authority
Contact link: Link

Ministry of Finance
Arab Republic of Egypt
Ministry of Finance Towers,
Nasr City.
Extension of Ramsis Street,
Abbassiya, Cairo
Phone: 02/23428830
Fax: 02/23428830
Contact link: Link

Eligibility

• To be eligible to Re-export Household items you must be leaving Egypt to another foreign country and the items must be your personal property that you owned and used whilst staying in Egypt for at least 12 months before departing Egypt.
  

Fees

• The fee is the bill amount mentioned in your water invoice.
  

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Processing Time

• The processing time is 1 month.
  

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Required Information

• A Valid Passport
• Air Ticket or ship Ticked
• Letter from shippers employer stating the shippers final date of employment and the date the shipper intends to re-export his/her items. .
• Full name and contact details of the Applicant applying for a visa;
• Sex
• Date of Birth
• Nationality
• Purpose of visit;
• Details and contact address of where the applicant shall be staying in a foreign country.

Need for the Document

If items that were originally imported into Egypt are missing from a re-exportation shipment, the shipper must pay duties, even if the items are broken.

The following items are restricted for exportation in Egypt.

• Books and paintings are subject to inspection by the Ministry of Culture prior to clearance.
• New clothing items will be assessed at a very high flat tax per item. Clothing items must be obviously used to avoid this tax.
• Videotapes, computer discs, cassettes, records, CDs, printers, copiers, scanners, and satellite receivers will be inspected by the Censorship
• Department prior to clearance.
• These items may be confiscated if deemed inappropriate for religious, political, etc. reasons.
• A copy of the manual for printers, scanners, copiers & satellite receivers should be sent in advance with shipping documents.
• Printers and scanners must be approved by the Ministry of Interior.
• Satellite receivers must be approved by the Ministry of Telecommunications.
• Plants, foodstuffs, cosmetics, medications and soap are restricted

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